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Riverside officials outline limits of local policing under Illinois Trust Act, direct staff to draft clearer welcoming language
Summary
At its Nov. 6 meeting, Riverside leaders updated residents on the Illinois Trust Act, outlined what local police will and will not do during federal immigration enforcement, and directed staff to draft more explicit "welcoming" ordinance language after a resident requested stronger protections.
President John Pollock opened the Nov. 6 Village of Riverside Board of Trustees meeting with an update on the Illinois Trust Act and immigrant rights, saying the village is concerned about recent immigration-enforcement activity in the region and wants residents to know how local policy and operations work.
Village attorney Robert (Bob) Pickerel summarized the law for the board and public, telling the trustees that immigration is governed by federal law and that Illinois's Trust Act limits local involvement with federal immigration enforcement. "Riverside PD will not stop, detain, search, or arrest anyone based on their immigration status," Pickerel said. He added that, under the…
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